Monday Recommendations

Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books Monday! I have read and enjoyed each of these enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.

This week-- 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. Love Me to Death by Allison Brennan
2. Husband and Wife by Leah Stewart
3. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
4. Sister Queens by Julia Fox
5. The Art of Happiness  by Dalai Lama XIV
6. Bhagavadgita
7. Dark of the Moon by John Sandford
8. The Heart of Buddha’s Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh
9. Being In Balance by Wayne Dyer
10. All I Ever Wanted by Kristan Higgins

Monday Recommendations

Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books Monday! I have read and enjoyed each of these enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.

This weeks 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
2. Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
3. Blood Vines by Erica Spindler
4. Lift by Kelly Corrigan
5. Sister Queens by Julia Fox
6. Lead Me On by Victoria Dahl
7. Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen
8. The Kindness of Strangers by Katrina Kittle
9. Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay
10. A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro

Sister Queens

Sister Queens: The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile by Julia Fox

Amazon Description:

“The history books have cast Katherine of Aragon, the first queen of King Henry VIII of England, as the ultimate symbol of the Betrayed Woman, cruelly tossed aside in favor of her husband’s seductive mistress, Anne Boleyn. Katherine’s sister, Juana of Castile, wife of Philip of Burgundy and mother of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, is portrayed as “Juana the Mad,” whose erratic behavior included keeping her beloved late husband’s coffin beside her for years. But historian Julia Fox, whose previous work painted an unprecedented portrait of Jane Boleyn, Anne’s sister, offers deeper insight in this first dual biography of Katherine and Juana, the daughters of Spain’s Ferdinand and Isabella, whose family ties remained strong despite their separation. Looking through the lens of their Spanish origins, Fox reveals these queens as flesh-and-blood women—equipped with character, intelligence, and conviction—who are worthy historical figures in their own right.”

My Thoughts:

For the history lovers…Fox provides a fascinating glimpse into Katherine and Juana’s lives.